Admission Procedures 

*Admission for Fall Quarter 2009 is now closed. Information for Fall Quarter 2010 procedures will be available later in the summer at this site*

Applications for the Interdepartmental Ph.D. Program for Neuroscience are now available through the UCLA Graduate Division website: Online Application. 
The deadline for receipt of all dossier materials for Fall Quarter 2009 is December 1, 2008. Please note that admission to the program is limited to fall quarter only. 

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR ON-LINE APPLICATION AND FEE TO THE UCLA GRADUATE ADMISSIONS OFFICE and paper copies with cover sheets of all other items listed below to the:
 
UCLA Neuroscience Graduate Office                             
1506D Gonda Center                                                                 
695 Young Drive South                       
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1761

Phone: 310-825-3390 / Fax: 310-206-5855       

• Statement of Purpose outlining your research experience, academic goals and professional plans

• Letters of Recommendation from academic sources 
  (minimum of 3 required)

• Official Transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate schools attended 
  (minimum of 2 sets required)

• General GRE Scores (you may submit MCAT scores if necessary in lieu 
  of general GRE scores)
  Institution Code & Name: 4837 University of California, Los Angeles
  Department Code & Name: 0213 Neuroscience

• Departmental Supplement
  2009 NeuroAdmissions Faculty and Research Interest Form (pdf)
  or please use
  2009 NeuroAdmissions Faculty and Research Interest Form (word)
  (You will receive your 9-digit UID# required for this departmental form approximately 24 hours after submitting your application and fee)

• Fellowship Application for Entering Graduate Students
  (if applicable)

• Application Fee and Materials
  The Neuroscience Admissions Committee will be unable to review your dossier until it is complete and your application fee is paid. Please contact the Neuroscience Graduate Office at neurophd@mednet.ucla.edu to determine if all of your application materials have been received and your file is complete. We DO NOT use the "Online Application Status" screen for this purpose.

• Application Decision and Notification
  The Neuroscience Graduate Program uses only one method of notification for the results of your application. You may go to the "Decision Status" link on the Graduate Division Online Application in mid-March 2009 to verify if your application for admission has been approved or denied. 

• Review of Applications
  The review of applications and two weekend interview dates will commence in January 2009 and continue through March 2009. If your dossier receives a favorable evaluation you will be contacted and invited to meet with the Neuroscience Graduate Program faculty and students. Please be advised this interview is a required part of the admissions process. 

• Other Information
  Students entering the UCLA Interdepartmental Ph.D. Program for Neuroscience will have completed at least a bachelor's degree with appropriate background in the natural sciences.
  Recommended preparation includes mathematics through calculus, and at least one year each of general chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemistry, calculus-based physics, and basic biology including molecular and cell biology.